National Cyber Security Centre chief 'should be paid up to €290k'

The director of the National Cyber Security Centre should be paid up to €290,000 annually, the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications has heard. The current salary for this role is €89,000.

The director of the National Cyber Security Centre should be paid up to €290,000 annually, the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications has heard.

The current salary for this role is €89,000, but cybersecurity recruitment expert Bláthnaid Carolan said this is not enough to compete with private-sector salaries.